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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1920
Page
6
Sixteen dollars a ton is the new record price set yesterday by coal dealers in Greater Boston. Increased freight costs and higher mine prices over the past six months are cited as reasons. The dealers say the rise will hold through winter and could rise again if miners demand more. The boost had been anticipated with some predicting a two dollar jump.
Officials in New England consider a formal probe into coal pricing as a profiteering investigation intensifies over the past weeks. Baltimore reports sparked a price tumble and may prompt broader inquiries affecting major companies in the region. DOJ officials expect coal prices to turn downward, despite federal agencies' continuing actions.
William Gale Shepherd of Old Chatham New York reports lasting relief from constipation liver trouble and indigestion after using two boxes of Fruit-a-tives. He credits the remedy with restoring appetite and permitting unrestricted eating. Available 50 cent box six for 2.50 and 25 cent trial size from Fruit-a-tives Limited Ogdensburg New York or dealers.
Federal officials say rising mine production and improving transportation will ease coal shortages caused by strikes and congestion. Profiteering is mainly on the Atlantic coast. The Commission on the Necessities of Life in Massachusetts is collecting household coal data and price lists to determine stock, costs, and a fair New England price.
Portland dealers raise anthracite coal prices by two dollars a ton effective immediately. The increase brings the cost to nearly eighteen dollars, attributed entirely to higher railroad and steamship charges.
The Daily Mail reports authorities are taking special precautions to safeguard Lloyd George after a Sinn Fein group believed linked to an assassination bid reportedly departs Ireland.
Florence Rush 17 of East Boston was arrested near the naval station in Kittery Me for idling disorderly. Her companion Gertrude Smith 16, linked to Revere Beach kidnapping reports, was arrested with her. Rush had been missing from home since late last week.
Milk Wagon Drivers Union met at Wells Memorial to accept a compromise raise of seven dollars weekly but asked its Wage committee to push for four days off each month. The group currently earns $35 weekly and has three days off. members demand $42 weekly and four days off.
Machinists Union 264 held a special meeting at Wells Memorial building to discuss joining over 6500 local union machinists in erecting a labor temple for the trades in Boston.
A wreck caused by a broken rail closed both tracks, killing the engineer and injuring two crew. Rioters attacked a steamship near Kingston injuring a second officer. Captain Stanley Matthews led crew to rescue others. The ship departed early to avoid danger, docking later with hospital cases and a young stowaway filming the events.
A broken rail on the Old Colony division of the New Haven road caused a freight train wreck near Atlantic while en route to New Bedford. Engineer T Y Doran of Fall River was killed. Tracks were torn up and buried in wreckage but expected to be back to normal by today. Officials and public service commission representatives inspected the scene and will report to the commission.
Gustave Jensen, a mechanical instructor at the Concord Reformatory, carved four linked pairs of wooden pliers from a single block using a jackknife. He has also finished a violin with a pearl inlay and has a history of study in Boston after being born in Norway.
The United Fruit steamer Sagua faced a mob of about 300 dock workers at Port Antonio Jamaica. Crew members were threatened while attempting to board. The ship left Long wharf early with ropes cut to avoid damage and loss of life. A complaint will be filed in Washington.
Officers on the steamer Sagua report an attack on crew members at Port Antonio around 5 30 with three stowaways trying to blend in as sailors. A dock worker attempted to steal the cook Sen Leng s watch, prompting the cook to defend himself with a knife as a riot spread. A crowd of more than 300 banana workers joined in the disturbance.
In Dublin and Belfast major clashes flare after news of MacSweeney’s impending death. Orangemen and Nationalists clash. military and police fire on crowds. One dead, twenty injured including two girls. Dublin rioting continues. forty houses burned.
Weirs New Hampshire August 26 with full military honors at noon today veteran Granite State soldiers who served in three wars welcomed Governor John M Bartlet and General Clarence R Edwards as special Governor's Day guests at the 44th annual encampment on the veterans association grounds A seventeen gun salute from Endicott Rock Park honored the state’s chief executive.
Frederick Peterson 58 Meridan street Malden watchman at 10 Devonshire street was found in a weakened condition near 9 last evening. He died at the hospital about a half hour later from heart disease guiding the investigation.
New York actress Dorothy Dalton credits her success to a perfect complexion. She promotes a skin care routine and Derwillo cosmetic as the key to a rosy white, durable makeup that resists sweat and rubbing.
The text explains that digestion starts in the stomach and ends in the intestines with bile from the liver. It argues that stomach, liver and bowels must work in harmony to avoid digestive troubles and associated symptoms like headaches and biliousness.
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